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REFERENCES TO SOURCES, AUTHORITIES. AND OTHER HISTORIANS IN SUPPORT. (1) "Their Native policy (the Hail Government's) was 111 many respects raßh and unstutesuian.ike, and wouid cgrluuily have plunged'tiie colony into another war it not been .... tout the natives were, ui.der what they considered the inspired direction of Te Winti, perfectly passive."—Giaborne, ••>\Z. Rulers and Statesmen," p. 203. (2) West Ooa<st Commissions' Second Report, p. 20 tuid passim. Quoted iv Blue Hook G-2, 1680.) (3) Trial of Te Whiti, November 12th, 1831. ■ —',Press Association). (4) Gisborne, ">.'.£. Rulers, etc." (loc. cit.) (j> "To Whiti, though hauteif a chief, is not or.v of the highest, ;ind owes his power mainly to Lia individual qua.ities. —Sir A. Gordon's Despatch, February 26th, 1881. (0) Ibid. (7) Hen. W. Montgomery's speeoh, "Hansard" xxi.. p. 119. (8) "Where his influence extends, drunkenness is unknown, industry is exacted, and peace sedulously inculcated.^—Sir A. Gordon's Despatch (lot-, cit.) (9) W.C.C.'s Second Report, p. 27; "onefourth," p. 51. (10) Ibid. p. 0-2. (U) Major Tuke's telegTams. e.g., June 03th. and passim. W.C.C.'a Reports, passim. (12) i<; Whiti's speech. Hay, 1879. (l;S) 'W.C.C.'s Second Repoft, p. 33. (14) Gisborne, "N.Z. Rulers, etc.," p. 209. (15) W.C.C.'s Second Report, p. 11. (16) Ibid, 3rd. p. 64. (17) Gisborne, "X.Z. Rulers, etc.," p. 210 (a pasßuga quoted in my letter of February 2nd). (IS) W.C.C. Reports, ioc. cit. and passim. (13) Mr Bryce's speeoh at) Wangaiiui, March 23rd. 1831. (21) W. P. Reeres'9 "The Lcn? White Cloud." p. 303; Hon. W. Rolleeton's telepram September 26th, 18S1 (quoted in my letter of January 17th); W.C.C. Reports, passim and p. 44:—"If any of vi are teniDted as an easy way of escaping , from reproach, to say that the fault is all Te Whiti's, we cu"ht not to forget how our own records show that he never took up arms against us, but i.d his best in all that time, to restrain if m violence his unruly and turbulent people. (21) Mr Bryce re-instated Native Minis'er, October 20th," 1381. (?2) Mistake. Colonel Roberta in comma.!.]. Major Tuks commanded the arresting pirty on November sth. (23) "Press," Christchurch, November 'tn, 18S1 (Press Association report). (21) Ibid (in pirt), and Saunders, p. 458. (25) Rwves's "Long White p. SO9 (qitoted in my le'iter of February 2nd). Reev&3: "New ZeaVnd" ("Stories of t'nc Emoire") p. 113: "This high-handed proceeding, etc." (26) Christchurch "Press," November 7>h, 1881.

(27) Saunder3. "History of Xew Zealand," vol. ii.. p. 4G2. (28) Mr Bryce's telegrams io Sir John Ila'l November lith. 14th. 18th 19th, 02nd.

(29) Trial at New Plymouth, Prese Assoration Report. (30) Saundprs, "History of New Zealnn.l, vol. ii., p. 463.